European politics in transition

pt. I. Introduction / Mark Kesselman, Joel Krieger What makes Europe...Europe? The approach : four themes European politics in transition : critical junctures Conclusion

pt. II. The European Union and the future of European politics / George Ross 1. The making of the European Union Critical junctures Europolitics and European politics in transition 2. Politics and economics "Europe" is born Integrating the Europe of postwar settlements Dark clouds of crisis Globalization and the liberal renewal of Europe After Maastricht : years of new dangers? 3. European institutions The "triangle" plus one New institutions with open futures 4. The EU and its policies The single market The EU budget The common agricultural policy and the structural funds Competition and industrial policy Social policy Environment, transportation, and external trade 5. Europolitics in transition : four challenges Economic and monetary union as a beginning rather than an end? Will "Western" Europe become all of Europe? : enlarging the union A big Switzerland? : the EU as regional power or global presence? European institutions : democracy and legitimacy Institutional plumbing and the 2000 Intergovernmental Conference Toward a great debate? The democratic dilemma

pt. III. Britain / Joel Krieger 6. The making of the modern British state British politics in action Geographic setting Critical junctures Themes and implications 7. Political economy and development The postwar settlement and beyond State and economy Society and economy The dilemmas of European integration Britain and the international political economy 8. Governance and policymaking Organization of the state The executive Public and semipublic institutions Other state institutions The European dimension The policymaking process 9. Representation and participation The legislature Political parties and the party system Elections Collective identities 10. British politics in transition Continuities, transitions, and changing agendas The challenges of European integration British politics in comparative perspective

pt. IV. France / Mark Kesselman 11. The making of the modern French state French politics in action Geographic setting Critical junctures Themes and implications 12. Political economy and development The postwar settlement and beyond Society and economy The dilemmas of European integration France and the international political economy 13. Governance and policymaking Organization of the state The executive Public and semipublic institutions Other state institutions The European dimension The policymaking process 14. Representation and participation The legislature Political parties and the party system Elections Collective identities Protest and social movements 15. French politics in transition Continuities, transitions, and changing agendas The challenge of European integration French politics in comparative perspective

pt. V. Germany / Christopher S. Allen 16. The making of the modern German state German politics in action Geographic setting Critical junctures Themes and implications 17. Political economy and development The postwar settlement and beyond State and economy Society and economy The dilemmas of European integration Germany and the international political economy 18. Governance and policymaking Organization of the state The executive Public and semipublic institutions Other state institutions The European dimension The policymaking process 19. Representation and participation The legislature The party system and elections Collective identities Protest and social movements 20. German politics in transition Continuities, transitions, and changing agendas The challenges of European integration Germany in comparative perspective

pt. VI. Italy / Stephen Hellman 21. The emergence of the modern Italian state Italian politics in action Geographic setting Critical junctures Themes and implications 22. Political economy and development The postwar settlement and beyond State and economy Society and economy The dilemmas of European integration : Italy and the international political economy 23. Governance and policymaking Constitutional principles and the organization of the state The executive Public administration and para-state agencies Other state institutions The European dimension Policy processes : continuity and transition 24. Representation and participation The legislature Representative principles and the electoral system Political parties and the evolution of the party system Elections Collective identities Interests, social movements, and protest 25. Italian politics in transition Continuities, transitions, and changing agendas The challenges of European integration : changes in the economy and industrial relations The broader international dimension Italy in comparative perspective

pt. VII. East-Central Europe in transition / David Ost

26. The making of modern East-Central Europe

East-Central European politics in action

Geographic setting

Critical junctures

Themes and implications

27. Political economy and development

The peculiar settlement and beyond

State and economy

Society and economy

The dilemmas of European integration

28. Governance and policymaking

Organization of the state

The executive

Public and semipublic institutions

Other state institutions

The European dimension

The policymaking process

29. Representation and participation

The legislature

Political parties, the party system, and elections

Collective identities

Protests and social movements

30. East-Central European politics in transition

Continuities, transitions, and changing agendas

The challenges of European integration

East-Central European politics in comparative perspective.